Markets Gers

Every Saturday morning, L'Isle-Jourdain closes its alleyways to traffic and transforms its town center into an open-air market. An ode to the land and countryside, visitors, Lislois and holidaymakers alike enjoy strolling through to meet the countless duck producers and market gardeners from the surrounding area, as well as numerous cheesemakers, patissiers and other 130 craftsmen and producers. Well-stocked, it's best to come early to this market to get the best of what's on offer.

In addition to the open-air market for early fruits and vegetables, cheese, meat, bread, clothing and utensils, there is a famous "marché au gras" (fat market) held under the market hall, where sales are regulated to ensure quality, freshness and hygiene. The term "au gras" includes the carcass market and the market for fresh whole goose or duck livers. The "carcass" market offers goose and duck products for your confits, duck breasts and aiguillettes. Cutting service available.

On Wednesday mornings, on the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, the atmosphere is one of bargaining and good food bargains. A must for local producers, this market is a beautiful showcase of local produce where fruits, vegetables, pastries, cheeses and cold cuts quickly fill the basket. Resellers are also present, as well as various hawkers offering clothes and fashion accessories. In summer, musical animations animate the market, which moves to the edge of the lake during the festival Jazz in Marciac.

Every Thursday and Saturday morning, producers, traders and shoppers set up shop in the Saint-Clar market hall. People come from the surrounding hamlets and villages to stock up on fresh produce: vegetables, fruit, poultry... In summer, the procession of hawkers joins the battalion of producers. They liven up the village center in a cheerful, friendly atmosphere. The market is in full swing during the garlic festival in early August. Producers of Lomagne white garlic show off their braids of garlic heads, to take home as souvenirs.

Monday and Saturday.

The market is held twice a week. The Rue des Thermes is pedestrianized on Wednesday mornings in Barbotan, while the Place de l'Eglise is taken over by producers on Friday mornings in Cazaubon. An open-air market, it's mainly devoted to food, but you'll also come across a few producers of armagnac and micro-production beers. The region's flagship products abound on the stalls, including the inevitable foie gras, but also delicious organic farmhouse cheeses. Lovers of fine produce won't want to miss these events!

Friday mornings are a hive of activity on Rue Nationale, the artery running through the town from one end to the other. Merchants take over the street, and you'll find everything from local produce and clothing to upholsterers, plants, carpets and mattresses... In summer, the market expands, joined by street hawkers to meet tourist demand. On Sunday mornings, local producers take over the cathedral square. These include the famous Lectoure melon. The flea market and garage sale calendar is online.

At the foot of the cathedral and around the "Halle aux Herbes", one of the most beautiful markets of the department gives you an appointment on Saturday morning. Producers from all over the region come to share the fruit of their labor and their know-how. Scents, colors and flavors never fail to seduce those who come to stroll there. On Thursday mornings, it is at the Halle Verdier and on the banks of the Gers that you should go. On Tuesday mornings, the small market of Garros animates the Place de la Fontaine with its organic producers, also present on Wednesday afternoon.

Every Monday morning, the central square of Mauvezin is transformed. Its large and superb 14th century market hall and the arcades welcome the merchants. This is an opportunity for the faithful regulars or passing shoppers to fill their baskets with good products. It is also the opportunity to discover the city in a lively and commercial atmosphere which makes it all the more warm. This brings us back to the time when supermarkets did not exist and when these open-air gatherings were an essential part of the social link.

In Gimont, come and enjoy the "Grasse Matinée" on Sunday mornings at the Halle au Gras! Between October and March, amateurs and professionals gather around carcasses displayed on long tables, cleaned but whole, with the exception of the liver, which is sold separately. The products are inspected by the veterinary services. The market, which complies with current sanitary standards, starts with a whistle, and the most seasoned bidders snap up the finest products. Toulouse restaurateurs flock to this first-rate source.

There are two weekly markets in the shade of the large plane trees in the heart of Nogaro: the small food market on Wednesday mornings, where regular customers come to buy fruit, vegetables, cheese and meat, and the traditional Saturday market, where food products are joined by many other items: clothes, local specialities... In a beautiful atmosphere, you'll have the opportunity to stroll between the stalls to stock up or find a few souvenirs to take home.

At the Valence-sur-Baïse market, you can choose, negotiate and buy the best of Gers flavors in a friendly atmosphere. In addition to fresh fruit and vegetables, you'll find all kinds of quality local produce. Pastries, breads, preserves, wines and a wide range of cheeses are displayed on the colorful stalls of producers and merchants. From April to October, the market goes even longer, with 100% organic producers on hand from 5pm to 8pm.

This store offers direct sales of high quality farm products in a space where you can do your shopping as if you were going directly to the farm. On the stalls, fruits and vegetables from the field, meat and poultry, cheese and wine. With its organic or sustainable products, the site reinvents the market. The canned goods are rigorously selected and we will explain to you how each speciality is made. The fish preserves come from a small Basque company: tuna, sardines and chipirons are to die for.

If it dominates the Midour valley, the small village of Aignan is also at the top of the list for gourmet events. With its many farms, organic produce, merchants and proximity to the Saint-Mont hillsides, the village has everything that's good about the area. On Monday mornings, you can discover all the regional specialities in the village square. Cheeses, pastries, fruit and vegetables, preserves, foie gras, meats, wines and armagnac: this fine showcase of the Gers region's bon-vivre and gastronomic savoir-faire is a must.

Relaunched a few years ago under the old market hall, the Bassoues market delights regulars and visitors alike, all fans of local produce. There's only one rule here: no resellers, with the exception of the fishmonger. Sundays are a key rendezvous for the region's producers and craftsmen. Pastry chefs, bakers, free-range poultry breeders, fresh pasta makers, market gardeners and nurserymen are also present, and in summer, grinders, ceramists and jewelry designers join the gathering.

Every Friday morning, the traditional market takes place in and around the Riscle market hall, featuring local producers. Don't look for an old market hall in the central square, as in many Gers villages. Here, it's a 1950s building at the entrance to the town. You'll find a wide range of specialities from South-Western farms, fruit and vegetables, as well as a fishmonger and even a delicatessen. Small in size, but big in quality, this gourmet rendezvous sets the pace for life in the town.

Victimof its tourist, cultural and economic success, the town of Eauze has seen its traditional Thursday morning market grow so much in the summer that it has decided to set up an additional market. Every Sunday morning in July and August, Eauze welcomes local producers and artisans for a catch-up session. Close to the Saint-Luperc cathedral, a good twenty local producers gather on the beautiful Place d'Armagnac, with its medieval vaulted arcades and pleasant cafés sometimes enlivened by local bandas.

The Eauze fat market is held every Sunday morning in the Belle-Marie market hall, right next to the Nimeño II bullring. Don't miss out on the best products, which sell out in the blink of an eye: the market starts with the bell at 10 a.m. sharp! As well as a meat poultry market, it's a great opportunity to discover local produce, in the extraordinary atmosphere typical of the halles au gras du Gers. You can also enjoy a hearty Gascony breakfast. There's also a large Christmas market on the Sunday before the Nativity.